Turn on the profit taps with these top water plays

Global demand for fresh water is surging, but supply is spluttering. And that means there's a great investment opportunity says Tim Bennett.

Demand is surging; supply is spluttering. That means there's a great investment opportunity in water, says Tim Bennett.

Every time you have a meal, a great investment opportunity is sitting right under your nose. Getting, say, a small, medium-rare steak to your dinner table, followed by an ice-cream dessert, takes around 6,500 litres of water, thanks to the involvement of water-intensive industries such as agriculture, energy, packaging and distribution. If you also have a glass of wine, add another 250 litres - and that's all before anyone washes up.

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Tim graduated with a history degree from Cambridge University in 1989 and, after a year of travelling, joined the financial services firm Ernst and Young in 1990, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1994.

He then moved into financial markets training, designing and running a variety of courses at graduate level and beyond for a range of organisations including the Securities and Investment Institute and UBS. He joined MoneyWeek in 2007.